Roller skate and attachment



Sept. 16, 1930. H. Dupuis ROLLER SKATE AND ATTACHIENT Filed March 7, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet QN, NNW

H. DUPUIS ROLLER SKATE AND ATTACHMENT Sept. 16, 1930.

Filed March '7, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Lil) Patented Sept. 16, 1930 irliTED STATES HENRY DUPUIS, OF MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE ROLLER SKATE AND ATTACHMENT Application filed March 7, 1929. Serial No. 345,078.

rFhis invention aims to provide a roller skate having a'sounder which may be a musical instrument, novel means being provided to operate the sounder from one of the wheels of the skate. This invention aims, moreover, to improve the forni of the body of the skate. A further object of the invention is to provide a roller skate which will be attractive in appearance.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a plan wherein parts are broken away;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section, parts being in elevation;

Figure 3 is a front elevation, wherein parts are in section.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

The skate shown in the drawings includes a base plate 1 having vertical depending flanges 2 provided with outstanding hori- Zontal wings 3 to which the frame pieces 4 are secured. Referring to Figure 1, it will be seen that the frame pieces 4 taper at their front and rear ends, the front and rear ends of the Vframe pieces being extended inwardly toward the longitudinal center of the skate, as shown at 5.

On the ends of the frame pieces 4 there are sockets 6, shown in Figure 3. These sockets carry the front axle 7. The rear axle 10 turns in its sockets but the front axle 7 'is secured at 8 in the sockets that carry it. Front wheels 9 are mounted on the front axle 7, and one or both of the rear wheels are secured to the rear axle, so that rotation may be imparted to the rear axle by one or both of the rea-r wheels.

`v"shaped brackets 12 and 42 are secured to the base plate 1 (Figure 2) and are located outwardly of the sockets 6 (Figure 3). The brackets 12 aid in carrying the front axle 7, the front axle 7 being secured in the brackets 12, as shown at 14 in Figure 3. The rear axle 1() turns in the rear brackets 42. The forward brackets 12 have extensions 26 carrying a bumper 27 disposed in front of the wheels 9.

0n the rear end of the base plate 1 is located a tonneau, forming part of the body of the vehicle, the tonneau being designated by the numeral 15, and having a hinged lid 16. Rear fenders 17 are disposed on opposite sides of the tonneau 15 and are con nected to the tonneau and to the wings 3, the forward ends of the rear fenders 17 being connected at 18 to the frame pieces 4.

A hood 19 is mounted on the forward portion of the base plate 1 and carries a fake radiator 20. f The hood 19 has side walls 21 that extend backwardly to the tonneau 15 and form a compartment 22 in the body of the roller skate.

The front fenders 23 are located on opposite sides of the hood 19 and are connected to the wings 3, as shown in Figure 3, fillers 24 being interposed between the lower portions of the front fenders 23 and the wings 3. Figure 3 shows this detail as'part of the forward fenders 23, but the view is use-4 ful, also, in connection with the rear fenders 17. The rear ends of the front fenders 23 are secured at 25 to the members 4.

One object of the invention is to give the roller skate the appearance of an automobile, and it is with this end in view that the fenders 17 and' 23 are provided, portions of the parts 4 appearing as the foot boards (Figure 1), the fake radiator 20 and dummy lamps 43 being included in the equipment.

A foot holder 28, preferably in the form of a shoe, is located in the compartment 22. The foot holder 22 includes an upper 29 and a sole 30. The sole 30 preferably is made of metal and is secured to the base plate 1, the 81 part 29 being formed of any preferred material. The toe of the foot holder 28 extends `into the hood 19.

It may be noted that the fenders 17 and 23, and the exposed portions of the frame pieces 4, in Figure 1, are not of utility alone in making the skate appear like an automobile: they have a function beyond this, in that they serve as side guards, protecting the foot of the skater when the foot is secured in the holder 28.

A sounder is located in the tonneau 15, or elsewhere, and may be of any desired construction. In the present embodiment of the invention, the sounder, designated by the .y -j v` 1,775,895

letter S, is in the form of a music box, alf though some person may wish to substitute v another sounder for the music box, andthis can be done within the spirit of the invention. If the sounder is to be in the form of a music box, it may be well to mount a frame 32 in` the tonneau 15, the frame being Vsecured to the base platelf'f'llhe frame 32 carries the forwardly presented comb 33 ofthe music lo box, the comb cooperating with the teeth o f a pleotrum cylindery 34 carried by ay shaft 35 journaled in bearings'36 ,on the base plate 1. VOn oneend of the shaft there is a'gea'r 37f'meshing with a pinion*V 38 onta shaft 4 0 Y supported for rotation in a bearing 39 on the base pIatel'f. A@ gear 41'7 lis Secured tof the Shaft 40iandl-mesheswith a pinionv 44 on fthe rear axle 10,5V Rotation is impartedtoltheirear. l* vaxle 10 by one or: both of the' 'wheels 11.", the 0. axle k10 d-riyesthe pinion 44, and'v rotation Y vis imparted'tothefshaft 35 by a train includ- Y inglthe gear 41,the pinion 38, andathegear 137:, the-cylinder' 34 turning with the shaft 35 and cooperating with tfhe comb 23 iny away 25 welfllunder'stood by those whofare familia withmusio box construction.` I i y A's.the'skatenmovesalong,,the sounder S, whatever be its construction,` will voperate as its-name indicates'. vThe device claimed isV a liolfler' skate of"attraotive an'dnovel appear` anne', and onel which, moreover, will` protect' the foot'of the skaterandf withstand hard vuse. 1 f' Iolaimjz-*Q' Y 1.y A lroller vskate." comprisingr a base,

means for attaching the base to askaters foot, brackets connected to the base, supporting wheelsmeans foi-'mounting the supporte Y. ingl wheels onfthe'braokets, and a bumper dis'posecliny front ofthe wheels,v the brackets having extensionswhioh carry the-bumper.

' lcarried .bythe basetbodry onf-thebase and provided at Vits forward endI withY a hood, 5 therebeing. a; compartment in then body, to

f ,.Cat'edfin the compartment and connected -to the basefthe foot lrolderlbeing prolongedI into thehood.`Y Y f L r, Y 3. Aroller ska-te comprising a base, front and` rear supporting wheels,v means for v mounting thewheelS onithe base, front andV rear fenders above thev frontandx rear. wheels,

of theifront fenders and the forwardi ends' of thelrear fenders,andmean`s for holdingV the' footiV ofza -Skater onfthe base, Said inemberj and the fenders ,constituting guards; for I'theShatersffoot; ij"1"?"` 1 y'"QI'IILL-'testinminyfthat Il elaimfthe foregoing j f as my own, I have'heretofaflixedl my"sifgna- ,l

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